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Controlling access to digital content

  • US 8,543,899 B2
  • Filed: 11/10/2010
  • Issued: 09/24/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for utilizing digital content, the method comprising:

  • in a storage device with digital content stored as a file, performing;

    controlling a throughput rate associated with access to the digital content in the storage device, wherein while the storage device is operationally coupled to an accessing system the digital content is provided to the accessing system according to the throughput rate, and wherein the throughput rate is associated with information related to the file and the throughput rate is used as a parameter to delay a pre-processing operation at the storage device while the storage device is operatively coupled to the accessing system, wherein a delay is added to the pre-processing operation by a pre-processing module to achieve the throughput rate, and wherein the delay is added after the digital content has been partially pre-processed by the pre-processing module.

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